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Acute and chronic tonsillitis

CCSR category RSP004 · 15 ICD-10-CM codes

Code Families in This Category

  • J35 Chronic diseases of tonsils and adenoids · 8
  • J03 Acute tonsillitis · 6
  • J36 Peritonsillar abscess · 1

ICD-10-CM Codes in This Category (15)

  • J03.00 — Acute streptococcal tonsillitis, unspecified
  • J03.01 — Acute recurrent streptococcal tonsillitis
  • J03.80 — Acute tonsillitis due to other specified organisms
  • J03.81 — Acute recurrent tonsillitis due to other specified organisms
  • J03.90 — Acute tonsillitis, unspecified
  • J03.91 — Acute recurrent tonsillitis, unspecified
  • J35.01 — Chronic tonsillitis
  • J35.02 — Chronic adenoiditis
  • J35.03 — Chronic tonsillitis and adenoiditis
  • J35.1 — Hypertrophy of tonsils
  • J35.2 — Hypertrophy of adenoids
  • J35.3 — Hypertrophy of tonsils with hypertrophy of adenoids
  • J35.8 — Other chronic diseases of tonsils and adenoids
  • J35.9 — Chronic disease of tonsils and adenoids, unspecified
  • J36 — Peritonsillar abscess

Clinical Classifications Software Refined (CCSR) for ICD-10-CM Diagnoses. Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. All data sources.